(A) No frame building shall be used as a public or commercial garage and no building exceeding one story in height shall be used as a garage within the city limits unless it is constructed to be fireproof. No basement or cellar shall be allowed under any public or commercial garage, nor shall any building be used as a garage unless the floor on which automobiles containing volatile inflammable liquids are stored shall be of concrete or other suitable noncombustible material.
(B) No stove, forge, torch, boiler or other furnace and no flame or fire shall be used or allowed in any garage. All electric dynamos and motors not actually part of the automobile, except explosion-proof or fully enclosed motors, shall be located not less than five feet above the floor. All incandescent lights so located as to be exposed to mechanical injury shall be protected by approved wire guards and all arc lamps shall be so located as to be safe from mechanical injury and shall be of the enclosed type; an approved reinforced cord must be used where lamps are used for portable purposes. Movable incandescent lights in a garage shall be protected by approved metal guards and shall be fitted with keyless sockets and all electric switches and plugs shall be permanently located at least five feet above the floor and enclosed in a fireproof cabinet. The entire electrical equipment shall conform to the rules contained in the latest edition of the National Electrical Code.
(`96 Code, § 93.36) (Ord. 599, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 2023-13, passed 10-12-2023) Penalty, see § 92.999